Rail-joint.



lI\T1".f812,039. PATENTED PEB. G, 1906.

D. HEWITT.

RA'IL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 26,1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFIF.

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v Specification of Letters Patent.

Application liled October 26, 1905. Serial 110.284.482.

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Beit known that I, DAVID HEWITT, a sub- ]ect ,of the King of Great Britain, residing at Homewood, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Raihloints, of which the following is a specification, refei-, ence being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in .rail-joints; and the invention has for its object the provision of novel means for firmly holding the confronting ends of two rail-sections together.

Another' object of this invention is to provide a rail-joint which will dispense with the use of :nuts and bolts, thereby permittin of the joints being easily and quickly forme Briefly described, my improved rail-joint consists of a chair upon which thel confronting ends of two sections of rails are adapted to rest. The chair is provided with upwardly-extending pins adapted to enga e the recesses formed in the bottom of the rail, and in connectoin with the chair I employ two fish-bars ada ted to embrace the web portions of the rai s and support the heads thereof. The iish-bars are mounted in the chair, whereby the rails cannot become laterally' displaced, and in connection with the iish-bars and the chair I employ spikes for firmly retaining the fish-bars and the chair upon ties or sleepers.

The above construction will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and referrin to the drawings accompanyin thisl applicatwn like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which-' l l Figure l is a perspective view of my im? proved rail-joint. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one ofthe fish-bars. Fig. 3 is a similar view ofthe chair. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another fish-bar. Fi 5 is a cross-V sectional view of my improve rail-joint.

To put my invention into practice, I employ a chair 1, consisting of a rectangularI plate 2, having an inclined flanged edge 3. The opposite edge of the plate is provided with an angularly-disposed flange 4, said flange being approximately the same length as the plate 2. The top of the plate or chair is provided with upwardly-extending studpins 5, said pins being adapted to engage in recesses 6, formed centrally ofthe bottom ofl The '.ish--ba'ir 8 has its edge provided w1 the rails 7 7, which are seated upon the chair 1. The recesses 6 are slightly larger than the pins 5 to permit of the expansion and contraction of said rails.

In connection with the chair 1 I employ two iish-bars 8 and 9, these bars being angular in cross-section and adapted to embrace the base-flanges, web, andhead of each rail. The 'fish-bar' 9 has its one edge cut away, as at 10, to receive the lanfrularly-disposed ilange 4 .of the chair 1, and. when said fish-bar engages the flange 4 the fish-bar will be prevented from becoming longitudinallyn disilu pluralityof notches 11, and when the bar 8 is placed in position upon the c an' spikes (not shown) are driven in the notches and through the openiiw 12, formed inthe plate 2 adjacent to the flange 3. The spikes are adapted to engage in the tie or sleeper which supports the chair and the confronting ends of the rails "If" n Y' Byfreferring to Fig. 5 of the drawings it will be` observed .that when a rail is placed upon the chair and the sh-bars 8 and 9 p` acedV in position, with the fish-baril locked in engagement with the chair, it will be irnpossible for'the fish-bar 9` to become separated lro'm the chair, the inclined Harige 41 retaining it upon the base-flanges of the rails, while the fishbar 8 acts as a wedge to hold the fishbar 9 between the flange 4 and the rails. f

I preferably construct the chairand fishbars of strong and durable metal, as steel.

Such changes in 'the construction of the rail-joint as are permissible by the appended claims may be resorted to Without departing from the4 spirit and scope of the invention.

- What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent', is`

1. In Va 'rail-joint, the combination with rails having a sin le row .of recesses formed centrally of in the ottoin of the base-flanges, of a chair having openings formed therein, a single row of centrally-disposed pins carried by said chair and adapted to extend into the recesses of said rails, said' chair having a flanged edge, an singularly-.disposed flange carried bythe opposite edge of said chair, iish-barsengaged by said chair and adapted to support rails mounted upon said chair, one ol' said fishbars having its edge cut away to receive the flange on one side of the baseplat e,the other of said fisl1-b ars having notches .inits edge registering with the openings in IOO the chair and y'means te secure one of said to receive the enge at one edge of said chair, bars in engagement with said chair, substanthe other ofsa'd fish-bars hevng notches in taly as described. l its edge and means to leek said {15h-bars in 2. In a rail-joint, the combination r*with engegement'l with said chair, substantially as .I5 5 rails having recesses formed therein, of a described. V

chair, pins carried by said ehair'and adapted In testimony Wheremc I ax my signature to engage in seid recesses; flanges carried by in the presence oftwo'witnesses.

the edges of said chair, fish-bars engaglng DAVD HEWITT said flanges end supporting the confronting Witnesses: n 1o ends of said Sections of rails upon said char, H. C. EVER'r,

one f said sh-bars havng'ts edgecut away E, E. POTTER.' 

